Comments on: Cut As You Go Stem Technique http://sandraleichner.com/wordpress/2009/06/04/cut-as-you-go-stem-technique/ Thu, 17 May 2012 22:50:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Boop http://sandraleichner.com/wordpress/2009/06/04/cut-as-you-go-stem-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Boop Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:14:27 +0000 http://sandraleichner.com/wordpress/?p=2250#comment-234 That'a great idea ! I have even marked the fabric and found it slipped or something was out of wack from streching. That way looks pretty fool proof . That’a great idea ! I have even marked the fabric and found it slipped or something was out of wack from streching. That way looks pretty fool proof .

]]> By: Sandra http://sandraleichner.com/wordpress/2009/06/04/cut-as-you-go-stem-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Sandra Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:29:58 +0000 http://sandraleichner.com/wordpress/?p=2250#comment-232 Nope. The piece is very stable and easily aligned under the vinyl overlay. Pin well and there will be no movement out of position. I always place my stems on the bias and not on the straight of grain. Why? Because the edges turn easier and form nicer edges on the bias. They fight you big time on the straight of grain. The straight of grain frays <em>badly</em> too. There are some rules that are carried forward in time that have absolutely no useful justification today. Remember the fabric of our grandmothers was woven loosely and with a low thread count. That is why many of the rules have become obsolete. We no longer have to compensate for poorly woven fabric. Thank goodness! Nope. The piece is very stable and easily aligned under the vinyl overlay. Pin well and there will be no movement out of position.

I always place my stems on the bias and not on the straight of grain. Why? Because the edges turn easier and form nicer edges on the bias. They fight you big time on the straight of grain. The straight of grain frays badly too.

There are some rules that are carried forward in time that have absolutely no useful justification today. Remember the fabric of our grandmothers was woven loosely and with a low thread count. That is why many of the rules have become obsolete. We no longer have to compensate for poorly woven fabric. Thank goodness!

]]> By: Joan http://sandraleichner.com/wordpress/2009/06/04/cut-as-you-go-stem-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Joan Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:59:36 +0000 http://sandraleichner.com/wordpress/?p=2250#comment-231 When you cut the "sufficient rectangle of fabric", are concerned about the bias of this rectangle? When you cut the “sufficient rectangle of fabric”, are concerned about the bias of this rectangle?

]]>